Transcribe Grote, Augustus Radcliffe. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-12-16)

ybg not only have I always tried to help your business but I gave you the moldss of Eusuecus which cost me ROOM OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM. $600. & one of your men came up here and got away a Eurypterus using my name which was saving up for me. Dear Sir: Dec. 1869 Dec 16

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number of letters acknowledged that the Society owed you $119.85 for specimens bought with 18.- for a Menorsoma added making 127.85 The letter you now send me includes 37.33 "for skulls" left by you at your request to see if the Society would not buy them. These the Society could not buy & returned them. They </u never> owed you for them They supposed that you would and as it is proved you did take the charge off the books on return of specimens.